It's anchors aweigh in S. China Sea

Chinese, Russian navies begin drills to fine-tune joint military operations

The China-Russia navy drill, taking place for the first time in the South China Sea, is expected to improve their combined ability to counter "common security threats", a senior Chinese Navy officer said on Monday.

Wang Hai, deputy commander of the Chinese Navy and director of the drill for China, made the remarks at a ceremony on the arrival of five Russian ships in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province.